Last night we got our quarterly electricity bill. I was scared but interested to open it, as its the first real one since we moved in to the house in mid November.
Anyway, when I opened it and saw a grand total of about $48 I knew something was wrong.
They seem to have only charged us for the service fees, not usage..there was no before/after readings on there, all those values were just zeroes.
We have had an actual bill before, from when the builders were using the electricity, and obviously the power itself is working.
Should I call them? I really dont want to be hit with 6months worth of bill just as I go on maternity leave..
Yeah I would call them.
Like you say, you don't want to be hit with a massive bill in another 3 mths time.
Be nice if they said it could just be $48!!
GL
my brother and his gf didnt get an elect bill for 9 months (they rang numerous times about it) when they did get one it was huge and were told to pay immediatly!! his GF father rang and abused elect company and said they would pay it in instalments as it was companys fault.
I rang the electricity company
Their records show that the meters have been read but are reading zero. They are sending someone to investigate, and he said to expect a large bill - as it would be all usage since it was connected (incl the builders usage) in August. We moved in, in mid Nov.
He said that in these circumstances they will automatically put it on a payment plan.
I have no idea how they can measure how much we have used if the readings are zero though? It sounds to me like the meter is not measuring how much we have used, so how would they know? They wouldnt want to guess based on other peoples usage, given we're not even home between 7am-6pm most days.
Far out Rayray, I hope they don't. I would be fuming if mine was measured on average use.
I hope it gets sorted out and you and the company can come to some agreement
I would also suggest maybe paying something off it so if they do hit you with a big bill it isn't going to hurt as much IYKWIM? and if they don't hit you with a big bill then you might come out even or ahead which would be handy if you are going on maternity leave
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